On February 28, 2015, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of your products. The window is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will last for five (5) hours

]]>http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/26/proquest-research-databases-and-other-things-down-for-maintenance-this-weekend/feed/0SIPRI Yearbook (trial through March 13, 2015)http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/sipri-yearbook-trial-through-march-13-2015/
http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/sipri-yearbook-trial-through-march-13-2015/#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 14:56:47 +0000http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=34990Continue reading →]]>Students, faculty and staff at Middlebury have free access for 30 days to the

]]>http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/sipri-yearbook-trial-through-march-13-2015/feed/0Elsevier’s Reference Module on Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences (trial ends March 16, 2015)http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/elseviers-reference-module-on-earth-systems-environmental-sciences-trial-ends-march-16-2015/
http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/elseviers-reference-module-on-earth-systems-environmental-sciences-trial-ends-march-16-2015/#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 14:14:50 +0000http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=34984Continue reading →]]>Faculty, staff, and students from Middlebury now have access to several encyclopedias and other reference works on the ScienceDirect platform. This information sheet explains the module and its contents which include:

]]>http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/02/16/elseviers-reference-module-on-earth-systems-environmental-sciences-trial-ends-march-16-2015/feed/0New online library resources for 2015http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/01/13/new-online-library-resources-for-2015/
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Alexander Street Drama – loaded with information about theatrical productions and with full-text scripts for many (but not all) plays by a wide breadth of playwrights, Alexander Street Drama includes Black Drama, Asian-American Drama, Latino Drama, and more.

Kanopy Streaming – members of the Middlebury College Community can now watch films from Kanopy (“Netflix for colleges”). Our access to this uses a “Patron-Driven Acquisitions” model. A film in the collection can be watched by any authorized user (student, faculty, staff member) anywhere, anytime – just click this link. The fourth time a given film is viewed, a purchase will be “triggered” and we will have licensed access to that film for a year.

American History in Video – a student requested that we trial this collection of newsreels, documentaries and other historical film works. Browse by event, person, place, and more.

National Anti-Slavery Standard – still in pre-publication, this is a database of images and some full-text from the National Anti-Slavery Standard – the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan, the society sought to extend the rights of slaves across the country and implied not only suffrage rights for colored males, but also advocated suffrage for women.

]]>http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2015/01/13/new-online-library-resources-for-2015/feed/0More streaming video – trials and new access!http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2014/09/30/more-streaming-video-trials-and-new-access/
http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2014/09/30/more-streaming-video-trials-and-new-access/#commentsTue, 30 Sep 2014 18:42:44 +0000http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=34502Continue reading →]]>You asked for it, we’re getting it! Many students, faculty, and staff members are asking for access to more streaming video, so the Middlebury Libraries are providing more and more of these options.

on the Oxford Dictionaries platform. We now have subscribed access to this brand new online dictionary also! (In case you’re wondering, the dictionaries currently on OLDO will be migrated to the new Oxford Dictionaries platform in the near future.)

Not interested in this, but there is something else you wish we had? Let us know!

]]>http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2014/09/09/oxford-arabic-dictionary-new-and-six-others-too/feed/0New stuff for the New Year! Recently added to the Libraries’ collectionshttp://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2014/08/28/new-stuff-for-the-new-year-recently-added-to-the-libraries-collections/
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Staff Council regular meetings are open to all Middlebury College staff members. Staff members should let their supervisors know if there is a particular meeting they wish to attend. Supervisors will seek to find a positive balance between addressing operational needs and support staff requests to attend these meetings.